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About Tara Joyce

Author of “Pay What It’s Worth”, forthcoming from Integral Publishers.

I live in Toronto, Canada with my pioneering and waste-loving husband, my hilarious toddler daughter, and my troublesome canine son. I love to spend time with them, to enjoy a good americano, to take long walks, and to observe the less obvious things within us and around us. I am amazed watching my daughter grow into herself each day changing ever so slightly, growing ever so magnificently.

And I’m fascinated and repelled by the things humans do, the ways we can be, all the stuff we can not bare to look at about ourselves, all that makes us so messy, and nasty, and beautiful. I am so stunned and delighted and crushed and pervasively moved by what we are exposed to. I strive through my writing to tap this point of reference for (hopefully) a greater purpose.

I released my first fiction story-soon-to-be-series, Cross My Heart: Strange Adventures in Vancouver, just before I gave birth to my daughter, Stella, in late 2017. I will be working on the next story installment soon, in the meantime if you’re into the strange and peculiar, read here.

Right now, I’m very content with my focus being on Stella and being the best mum I can be for her. This means I make space for my writing when I’m not caring for her full-time, and I make space for my other passions either by including her in them, and by working on them when she is sleeping. Time passes quickly when you have a young child, and it’s important to me to be fully present for this extraordinary stage of her life.

I’m very excited for all that’s growing in my writing world. My forthcoming first book, Pay What It’s Worth will be published soon, and I am happily jotting down children’s poems, inspired by my life with Stella.

About Tara Joyce

I am stunned and delighted and crushed and pervasively moved by the human condition and what we expose ourselves to. I strive through my writing to tap this point of reference for (hopefully) a greater purpose.